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Swansea City Fire Manager Garry Monk After Dip in Form
Garry Monk made over 200 appearances for Swansea City as a defender before replacing Michael Laudrup as manager in February 2014.
Garry Monk guided Swansea City to their highest English Premier League finish of eighth in 2014-15.© AP
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English Premier League club Swansea City have fired manager Garry Monk after nearly two years in charge, following a dip in form that has seen the team win just one of its last 11 league games. (Jurgen Klopp Gets Behind Under-Fire Swansea Boss Garry Monk)
Swansea chairman Huw Jenkins said he made the decision because of "a drop of performance levels and run of results over the last three months".
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"When you take into account the excellent campaign we had last season when we broke all club records in the Premier League, nobody foresaw the position we would be in at this moment in time," he added.
Monk was with the club for more than 11 years, first as a defender and then manager since February 2014 when he replaced Michael Laudrup.
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